Wire fastener for fruit and vegetable containers



Jari. 27, 1931. c.-| BRADEMEYER ETAL 1,790,087

WIRE FSTENER FOR FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CONTINERS Filed Nov. 16. 1929 Patented Jan. 27, 1931 Winnrnssnivnn: ses rsrrcennvncrennn concretunits.l

The invention' relates to aWire fastener forl containers feri'fruits", vegetables, and the like;k #The object, ofthepresent invention is to provide for containers such as slatted baskets, barrels, andthe like,.-for fruit,.vegetables,and

similar commodities, a simple, practical and efficient/f Wire'fastener ofstrong, Vdurable and comparatively inexpensive construction adapted to be `applied with mathematical accuracy at the factory Where such containers are constructed to enable two diametrically arranged Wires 'to be accurately crossedl over the top or cover of the container, so that the top ivill be held tightly in its closed position Without'liability of spilling or bruisingv any of the contents ofthe container.` p Heretofore in theshipnient' ofI fruits, vegeLA tables, and the like in slatted baskets or similar receptacles, it has been the practice to secure the ends of such` crossed Wires by twisting them around the top hoop, but, as is oft-en the case, the openings between the slats do not occur at exactly diametrically Opposite points, and the Wires cannot be accurately crossed inthe center of the top of the container, and the top is more or less loose and shaky. Also, it is almost impossible to draw the Wire vsufficiently tight around the wooden top hoop of the container and twist it so as to holdA the top perfectly tight, and in practice there has been more or lessslack of the Wire, which results in a loose top with liability of loss offthe contents when peas or other small products are shipped, While the 35. Wire twisted in this manner often resultsin bruising the contents when larger products Y suchas cucumbers, squasln and the like, are

shipped.

lJ-Hlitliei'n'lole, considerable time is required 40 in fastening the Wires around the top hoop' and considerable time is lost in opening the container for inspection, which is nowV generally required in certain sections of the country since the advent of the Mediterranean fly.

'It is also an object vof the invention to eliminate the foregoing diiiiculties and objections and to provide a fastener which Will enable the crossed wires to be drawn perfectly tight and quicklyV and securely fastened'and nn- 50` fastened Without liability of kinking the mancati@ nieeitwsiberie, 1.929. iseri* Y l Y i I.

Wires, V'whichV 'almost-invariably results when Wires.- -trvisteld around -,the fastened and nnfastened. *c

llfiththeseand other objects in view, the invention vconsists in theiconstruction and 'l novel Vcombination'and arr'an'gementof parts 'hereinafter described, illustrated linthey ac@A coinpanying drawings,- and set forth in the -tOp hoop' are claiins'hereto appended, it being understood that various changes inthe form, proportion, and minor details' of construction, Within the scopeof th'e claims, maybe resorted to Without departing from thespirit of theinveny tio-n; (5r-sacrificing anyof the advantages 'In'thedrawings; ,1 y -f c 1 Figurel is; a 'plan'vi'eiv of a container providedwith vvirev fasteners constructed iny accordance with' this invention. f Y

Fig. 2 is an enlarged side elevation of a portion ofthe container.

Fig.` 3 isa verticaljsectional vievv throughl l the ,center of the fastener; l

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Figa 4L' isa detail sectional vieWt-aken lat i rigl-itanglesto Fig; 3, illustrating the manner of fasteningtheavire. A i L, 1

Fig. 5 isaplanview of ablank from which the fasteneris formed When .constructed .of malleable nietalfy A A .Y i a In :the accompanying drawings,` in Which is,- illustratedthe 4preferred embodiment of the' invention, 1 designates the jbody of ay container having avremovable top`2 which is secured to the body by diametrically arranged lwires Sfwhichcro'ssthe top of the container at the'ce'nteryof the top, as clearly illustrated inFig. lof the'dyrawing. The Wiresare aci cn'rately arranged with relation to the topof the' container inv order to holdthe vlatter firmly in its closed positionv upon the :body ofi-the container, which is; provided abdiainetrically oppositev `points Witl11;four Wire fasteners, each 'consist-ing'of an att-aching plate ,{angeuter upwardly extending flange or tongue''and a connecting bottom portion 6.` The Wire fasteneris constructed of suitA ableinetalfand it maybe formed of malleable',v metal andconsistsofiablank 7 bent trans-v versely at the ,bottomV Vconnecting,portion to forni the qinnerattachin'g plateand the outer flange or tongue, which isy supported in slightly spaced relation to tlieattaching plate A by the bottom connecting"portion 6. The attacliing plate is preferably tapered and ap.-

proximately triangular, as clearly illustrated in Figs.v `2 and 3 of the drawing,and it is secured to the' topl hoop 8 'orotlier suitable portion of agcontaincr bymcans offsu-itable Y fastening devices 9, whiclipierce-the plate adjaccntthe bottonilth'ereojf lat opposite sides of the tei'igne' or flange;l "Any number of fastening devices-may, of course, .be-employed,

but theftwo fastening deviceslo'cated at the bottom of the fastener at o posite sides thereof Vwill be ample. ,I f

' The bottom connectingportionGisV provided with a Central wire receiving opening 10 and the flange or tongue isapproximately inverted heartsha'ped to form laterally eX Ytending lobes 11 which provide bottom shoulders at opposite sidesof the lower 'end of the tongue or flange. .The end portion l2 of the* wire is drawn downwardly Sover" the upper-V yedge of the top hoop and ispassed through the cent-ral perforation or opening in the bottom of the fastener and is twisted around the bottom connection portion of the fastener by beingbent horizontally and laterally in one direction and then upwardly and hoi-i'- zontally over the upper face ofthe bottomV connecting portion, and thendownwardlyat tlieopposite end thereof. This Will be sufficient topositivelysecui'e' the end of the Wire to the fastener, whichwillv enable the 'end of the Wire to be quickly Vand securely attached to the bod'v of the container'and rapidly .un

fastened therefrom. and the drawing of the wire through the Wire-receiving opening will straighten the Wire and remove vkinks therel from` sotliat when the wire is refastened,V it may `be drawn perfectly taut without liabil` ity of kinks forming in the'wire and after- Y lthe 'container lis filled, the topfor cover is' plaoedtllie-reonand the Wires'seouredto the 2. A' wire fastener for containers ofthe class described7 comprising anattaching plate adapted to be secured to the 'body of al container, an outer flange or tongue having laterally. projecting lobes forming bottom shoulders, anda vbottom .portion .connecting 4the attaching plate and the flange or tongue,

and provided withawire receiving opening,

vsaid bottom portion offsetting lthe-'outer tongue or flange from the attaching plate to permit a wire to be bent around the said outer tongue or Harige-below the shoulders thereof.

Y 3. Thel combination with aeontainer hav#` ing ai vbody portion and a removable ytop and' Wires vextending vvdianietricall-y. across the `top of the vcontainer and crossedV atthe center thereof, of wire fasteners located at'dialnetrically opposite points Yonthe body of the it and to be twist'edaround the bottom Vconnecting portion of thefastener. v Y

container and coniprisinganattaching, plate e e Y secured tothebody of the containeig an outer upwardly extending Vflange 'or tongue and a bottom connecting-portionrof va. length less than the width ofthe tongue atv thebottoni thereofto :form opposite' shoulders, said vbottom portion being'pr'ovided'with a AWire receivng vaperture adapted Vto receive the fend portion of thefwire and to permit 'the same. 'to betwisted around the kbottom portion between the shoulders of the outer angeor tongue and operable'tostraightenI the wire when drawingit through the said. aperture.' i

lntestimony whereof wey affix our signatures. v Y

.CLAUDE L. Koo-Non. p

fasteners, which will enable the wires se' Y cured to thereinaining to be drawn taut, as

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That is claimed is: i

l. A Vwire fastener for'containei's ofthe classdescifibed, comprising-an `Aattaching' plate V adapted to be secured tothe body ofthe containei", 'an V`outertongue and a bottonrportion connecting the attaching plate and the tongue anfdbeingof ka length-less than thewidth of the tongue to form bottom shoulders,V said betteln connecting portion being provided with -a central A:wire receiving opening adapted'to permit a wire to bepas'sedtli'rough A '5i CHARLES LIB RADEMEYEB.V e

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